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Trump said he would 'absolutely' sign a stock trading ban if it reaches his desk

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hawley-reignites-pelosi-act-push-ban-lawmakers-from-trading-stocks

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. But I doubt it will get far, because too many of them profit off the current system as it is.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Yeah that's why similar movements got nowhere last time

We do have some dinosaurs leaving, like Dick Durbin and Mitch McConnell, so maybe something like this could get passed someday.